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to get rid of as useless or unwanted
just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
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Recent Examples of jettisoned
Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Those changes jettisoned Iowa, put South Carolina first and led to a standoff with New Hampshire — which ended up holding a primary not sanctioned at the time by the party.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
He was soon jettisoned for the reliable Sean Dyche.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
On its upward climb, the SLS will quickly exhaust the fuel in all six of its first-stage engines, and they will be jettisoned, leaving only the rocket's upper stage and the Orion spacecraft to reach orbit.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Plans could get jettisoned, confidences could be shared with others, someone envious could try to erode your sense of self.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Schneider’s offseason haul was one of his worst, and many guys were jettisoned during the summer or before the season ended.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The repetitive plots can be jettisoned.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Compared to traditional rocket fairings, which are jettisoned during ascent and either discarded or recovered separately, the new fairing remains attached to the launch vehicle throughout the entire mission – the launch, payload deployment and return to Earth.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
Unlike modern probes that descend on landing legs, Luna 9 jettisoned its orientation modules during descent and fired a braking engine.
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Those changes jettisoned Iowa, put South Carolina first and led to a standoff with New Hampshire — which ended up holding a primary not sanctioned at the time by the party.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
He was soon jettisoned for the reliable Sean Dyche.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
On its upward climb, the SLS will quickly exhaust the fuel in all six of its first-stage engines, and they will be jettisoned, leaving only the rocket's upper stage and the Orion spacecraft to reach orbit.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Plans could get jettisoned, confidences could be shared with others, someone envious could try to erode your sense of self.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Schneider’s offseason haul was one of his worst, and many guys were jettisoned during the summer or before the season ended.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The repetitive plots can be jettisoned.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Compared to traditional rocket fairings, which are jettisoned during ascent and either discarded or recovered separately, the new fairing remains attached to the launch vehicle throughout the entire mission – the launch, payload deployment and return to Earth.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
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In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Global funds had dumped Indonesian bonds from September to November, before returning in the final month of 2025.—
Prima Wirayani,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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With the big snowstorm that just dumped more than a foot of snow across most of the state, Volkert also said residents should be diligent about clearing snow away from any vents to their home.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For a night in London, Elordi ditched the sharp attire for something more gorpy.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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Management ditched them as Inspector Chantez put a Stop Sale on the pastelitos.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Gloria Martinez and Miguel Hernandez, along with their 2-year-old granddaughter, were among the regular walkers who got to see the goats being unloaded.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Waugh fired one bullet that struck Chaudhry, then unloaded several more into his body, witnesses told police.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2026
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About 15 to 20 years ago, Felton gave his father a book about a man who lost his daughter and encountered God in a cabin in the woods.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Around 20-50% of the input energy is lost as waste heat in industries.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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